Galileo's Accomplishments

In the time before Galileo, the Earth was considered the middle of the universe, there was no telescope and everyone believed in the same wrong thing, because of ancient philosopher's theories and no one to prove them wrong. The technologies that Galileo improved such as the telescope, magnified surroundings for looking at fine material and was also greatly needed in the field of astronomy for gazing at planets and moons. Nicholas Copernicus came up with the Copernican theory, but had no evidence behind it. Later Galileo proved the theory by using his resources and brilliant mind. Lastly Galileo got in some trouble with the pope and was arrested for his ways of ignoring the Bible.

Therefore, it would result in punishment for Galileo. Some might think that Galileo was only enhancing his knowledge and happened upon a new important discovery

An important thing to remember is that is the 16th and 17th centuries, there was no separation between State and the Church. Most/all rules in the State had to do something with the Bible and how it had been interpreted, and it anyone had opposed the ideas of the Bible, they would not only get punished by the church, but also by the State. This made it laborious to try to prove an idea with science, just as Galileo was trying to do. Not even the smallest accusation about the church was taken lightly, “As you know, the Council [of Trent] prohibits interpreting the Scriptures contrary to the common agreement of the holy Fathers.” (Document B). At this point Galileo had only just started his discoveries, and sharing them with the public and church. Even though Galileo never explicitly vocalized that the scriptures were wrong, just by throwing the idea out that the Earth revolved around the Sun, caused disagreement from the Church and State. The timing that Galileo started to speak about his discoveries and thoughts about the universe was not the best. He started to say his ideas only a little after Bruno. Galileo supported Bruno’s idea on how the universe worked. This was probably not the best idea for Galileo, considering that Bruno had been burned to death in 1600, for the popular belief that he was going against the Bible. The main difference between

In summer of 1609, Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) pointed his revolutionary astronomical telescope to the heavens under the starry Venetian sky; his greatly important observations unveiled the mysteries of universe and would end up changing the course of scientific thought forever. Galileo lived in an age where there was much status quo, when scientists and philosophers would accept scientific and religious doctrine that had stood for hundreds, if not thousands, of years instead of challenging the accepted knowledge in favor of intellectual progress. Galileo’s scientific methods lead to significant discoveries explaining key scientific laws, such as the

In fifteenth eighty eight Galileo had applied for the job of teaching mathematics at the University of Bologna but he was later unsuccessful. His reputation was, however, increasing by a lot, and later that same year, he was asked to deliver two important lectures to the Florentine Academy, which was a very prestigious literary group. He also found some theorems on centers of gravity that brought him a lot of recognition among his fellow mathematicians and the patronage of Guidobaldo del Monte who lived from fifteenth forty five to sixteenth seven. He was also a nobleman and author of several important works on the field of mechanics. As a

So he was in house arrest until his death which is January 8, 1642. Galileo had many accomplishments that made him different from other people during the 15th century. He had entered the University of Pisa when he was like 17 years old. He acquired his knowledge because his dad sent him to university to study medicine, but he actually went to study mathematics. He went to study math because

Galileo was the first European to make systematic observations of the heavens through his improved invention of the telescope. Through his telescope, Galileo made a series of discoveries. Galileo’s observations demolished among the traditional cosmology of what the universe seemed to be composed of. Not only did Galileo make astonishing discoveries, but he was also offered a new position from Grand Duke Cain II of Florence, as his court mathematician. During this time, Galileo was told that he could continue to discuss Copernicanism, as long as he would maintain everything as mathematical supposition, and not as facts. Due to the Inquisitions response, the church attacked the Copernican system since it threaten the Scripture and its’ entire conception of the universe. The new system rose'd much uncertainty that seemed as prudent to simply condemn it. In 1633, Galileo was found guilty of teaching the condemned Copernican system and was then forced to be placed under house arrest. He spent the remaining eight years of life studying mechanics. The principal of motion was the one of the problems that fell under the heading of mechanics. At the end, Galileo made two contributions to the problem of motion. He demonstrated by experimenting uniform force to accelerate

In 1633 the Vatican put a famous astronomer under house arrest. His name was Galileo Galeli, and he was one of the most talented scientists to ever walk the face of the earth. Galileo was an early pioneer in the field of physics and astronomy, and played an important role in the scientific revolution of the 17th century.

Galileo Galilei was a very influential and controversial astronomer, scientist, mathematician, teacher, and physicist. His life began in the sixteenth century and ended in the seventeenth, in which he penned several books that supported the Copernican theory of a heliocentric solar system. In the words of Drake S. (1957) “... the works of Galileo are well written, and throw light upon the origins of modern science…”(Pg. 2) Although Galileo was soon deemed a heretic by the Roman Catholic church, he continued diligently challenging Aristotelian thought and doctrine and expressing his support of the Copernican theory. As he continued to make discoveries that supported this theory, the church continued to label him as a heretic, and eventually

Scientifically, Galileo will be remembered for invention of the telescope, which allowed astronomers, sailors and other view the heavens and seas, which fed their own theories. He used his own invention to discover the four moons of Jupiter, the mountains and craters of the moon, and sunspots. His work on falling objects led to gravitational studies and mathematical theorems which are on a basic level, physics. Experimentation was used as a means to prove the laws of science along with the mathematical theories. Math, according to Galileo, was the only infallible form of logic. If a mathematical law could be formed from an event, then it was a logical, rational event. His breaking from the Catholic Church, voicing his findings and staying with his convictions broke the traditional way of thinking that the Church was the end all and be all of all things. In the end, he was proven right for most of his beliefs and vindicated for his suppression.

He spent the next nine years on house arrest. How could a genius and contributor to civilization spend his last days locked away in his house? He paved the way for further world changing men. It took the church 300 years to admit that they were wrong and clear Galileo’s

Galileo Galilei was regarded as ‘way ahead of his time’ (ed. Shea ix), as his first biographer, Vincenzio Viviani, wrote in 1654, 12 years after Galileo’s death. Threatened by the Inquisition for daring to contradict the literal truth of the Bible, Galileo’s astronomical discoveries changed the way we perceive the world as well as our place in the universe. His legacy ignited a scientific revolution that inspired all his later great successors, first of Newton. Galileo was continually threatened by the Roman Catholic Church for contradicting the Church and the Bible itself.

According to Galileo, some people thought his teachings were heretical because several professors used Bible passages to support their arguments that the earth moves while the sun stands still. These professors may not have had a full understanding of what they were reading in the Bible (http://sheg.stanford.edu/). Galileo defends himself against the charges that are brought against him by saying that the Bible is complex and may say something different from which the words actually mean. He stated that he did not believe that God would give us reason, senses, and intellect and not expect us to use them. Based on the information given on the timeline, I do not think the Catholic Church would be accepting of Galileo’s

Though he was developing and testing his theories, Galileo was not exposed to mathematics but was intrigued in the subject after attending a geometry lecture. He then began to study mathematics and natural philosophy instead of medicine since right before he earned his degree, the university cut him off due to unpaid funds. Returning to Florence, he lectured at the Florentine academy, where he studied and applied his new interests, and in 1586 he published an essay describing his invention of the hydrostatic balance, when fluid is at rest, which made his name known throughout Italy. With his other interest of philosophy, Galileo studied fine arts and received an instructer position in the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence in 1588 where he met Cigoli, a painter, who applied Galileo’s astronomical observations in his painting. This led Galileo to expand his mentality to be more aesthetic.

He was an Italian physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, and engineer who played a large role in the scientific revolution (1564-1642). Galileo was often faced with controversial arguments about his findings. Based on the shared knowledge of the Catholic Church, it tried to compress the personal knowledge of Galileo. This is where the idea of personal and shared knowledge shaping each other comes into perspective, as Galileo was continuously faced with the knowledge of the Church. Continuously his personal knowledge was rejected, because shared knowledge had such an influence among the people. His hypothesis frightened both the Protestant leaders and Catholic Church because it went against their teachings and authority. If people believed that the church could be wrong about this, they would question the church teachings as well. The Church warned Galileo of his theories, however silently he continued to research. The Church's greatest fear was that Galileo's personal knowledge would ultimately change the shared knowledge of the Church. In 1632, he published a book which presented both of the ideas of Copernicus and Ptolemy, and it was clear that Galileo supported the Copernican theory which stated that the Earth moved around the Sun. Galileo was sentenced to court and found guilty. Under torture, he admitted his findings were false. Only in 1992, the Catholic Church